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VISE. APPLICATION FILED FEB-8.1917- Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

nmmL-mw com- JOHN SUTHERLAND, OF SPRINGER, NEW MEX-I00.

VISE.

Spe'cific'ationof Letters ZBatent.

Patented-Apr. 9, 1918.

Application filed February 8, 1917. Serial No. 147,429;

1 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHNSUTHERLAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springer, in the county of Colfax and State of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vises; andI do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to tools, and particularly to a tool in the nature of a vise.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved clamping implement or tool adaptable for culinary uses and'various other purposes in which it may be desired to securely clamp a body or other structure to be heldfor the various purposes which may be desired.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a vise having capacity for the ready and quick adjustment. of its relative jaws from one position to another to facilitate the adjustment of the jaws froma relatively open position to a closed or relatively closed position with facility, and to provide for the further and fine adjustment of the jaws relatively by the'same means.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a vise having parts of substantially rigid design which'are simple and inexpensive, and further to' provide a vise which may be readily attached to any con venient support and also rotated orturned from one position to another thereon by pivotal movement, and which may be locked in any of its angular positions. about its pivot.

With these and other objectsin view the vise consists of a base or main-plate member superposed laterally upon which is a pair or set of parallel, laterally spaced, rigidly connected vise jaws between which there is provided an intermediate sliding jaw having faces cooperable with coordinate faces of the fixed jaws, and further consists in means providing for the ready, quick adjustment of the movable jaw relative tothe stationary jaws and for the subsequent fine adjustment, and consists further in, means for locking the. jaws in their relatively adjusted positions.

One embodiment of the invention is described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in-which':

Figure 1 is aplan view of the improved vise showing the movable jaw in. full line position at one limit of itsmovement andiin partially-closed position by dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the vise looking toward the-right hand'side of Fig. 1.

Fig.- 3 is" a side elevation of the device llook'iggupwardly toward the bottomof Fig.

Fig. 4 is a cross section on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

In the form of the invention-herein illus trated the vise comprises a main base or plate member 1 of suitable proportions and design, herein shownas being. rectangular in form, although it is to be understood that it is not necessarily so limited. Upon the upper surface of the base 1 there is mounted a pair of similar jaw members 2 and 2 space'dlaterally from which there is another and similar pair of jaw members 3 and 3'.

Jaws 2 and 3are relatively'superposed and laterally spaced and each is providediwith a reentrant angular edge portion 3, Fig. 1', forming a clamping surface, and the jaw members or sections 2 and 3, which are spaced laterally and: parallel with. relation to one another, have also respective reentrant clamping faces 3" at their edges opposing the edges or faces 3 0f their respective'or companion members 2 and 3, and which are preferably serrated or toothed as shown clearly in Fig. 1.

For the purpose of maintaining the sets or v pairs-of jaws '2 and 2." with relative'fixed spaced. relation from the coordinate jaws3 and 3, these sets of jaws are spaced from eachother and mounted upon" an interposed spacing block 7 which is shown as of. a length slightly less than: the width of-the jaws 9' and 3, and saidjaws and the spacing block 7 are preferably rigidly securedtothe base member 1 by any suitable means, such, for instance, as rivets, screws, or inany manner desired, not necessary tobe shown herein. Thus it will be seen that the lower clamping device of'the jaw consists of sectional jaw structures including the jaws 2 and 2' and the upper or outer clamping structure" includes the coordinate jaw sections 3 and3'-. For the purpose of reinforcing andbracing the jaws 3 and 2 re1ative to each other, theretis provided along each shown in the formof strip metal bentinto U shape which is passed around the upper and lower corners of the vise and across the top clamping jaws 3 and 3, and to which they are respectively fastened in any suitable manner, the upper end of the stirrup 5 servin to maintain the u oer 'aws 2' and 8 in given spaced relation to each other, and to provide a chamber or space between the sets of jaws 2 and 3 and 2 and 3, in which there is movable transversely across the vise and between said jaw members a complementary and movable jaw dwhich is provided at its longitudinal edges with reentrant or angular seats 6 and 6 the upper seat 6 preferably being of greater size than the lower seat and providing for the clamping between the opposed serrated jaw surfaces 8 of the body or object which may be inserted intothe opening formed between the vise jaws when the member 6 is moved to the desired position with relation to the jaws 3 and 3. When the top jaws 3 and 3' are disposed to each other as shown in Fig.

1, with their reentrant clamping surfaces 8 and 3 opposed to each other, there is provided a relatively large rectangular opening, and the lower seat ('3 of the movable jaw 6 when moved downwardly toward the lower and opposing corners of the jaws 2 and 3, for instance, there may then be securely clamped between the surfaces 6 and 8" in the angle thus presented objects of smaller size than can be clamped in the larger opening which is produced by the larger seat 6 in the movable jaw member. For the purpose of. providing for guided movement in a rectilineal line of the movable jaw 6 in its position in the space formed between the jaws 2 and 3 and 2 and 3, suitable means may be provided upon which the movable jaw is guidably mounted, and a preferred form of thls means also involves provision for the actuation of said jaw'by relative adjustment thereof to provide for the desired size of aperture between the various clamping surfaces in which it is desired to clamp an object. In the form of guide and actuating means herein illustrated, I prefer to provide a pair of parallel screws 8-8 disposed along the sides of the vise within the space between the spaced jaws 2 and 3, the ends of the screws preferably being mounted turnably'in the arms of the stirrups 5 where they'overlap the corners of the jaws of the vise. The short ends of the movable jaw 6' are recessed, as clearly illustrated at 6, in Figs. 1 and 4, to provide for the reception of a nut or similar device adapted to be threaded upon the shanks of the screws 8, the nuts fitting in the respecmovement and operating when the screws 8 are turned to feed or advance the slidable jaw along the screw shanks to the desired position in the vise.. The shanks of the screws 8 are adapted to pass through respective apertures formed in the ends of the jaw 6, and the lower end of each screw is provided with a knurled handle portion where by the screws may be revolved with facility, 'andpreferably the nuts herein referred to and designated at 9 are of such a type that in order to achieve the rapid adjustment of the movable slide from one position to an other along the screws, the nuts are opened,

which provides forv their disengagement freely from the threads of the screws and allows the sliding jaw to be shifted to the desired point. In the present form the nuts 9 are shown as divided centrally and pivotally connected each by a pivot structure 9 and the halves of the nuts are extended outwardly from the sides of the vise, as shown in Figs. 1,3 and 4, to provide a purchase area'9 whereby the operator may clasp the outwardly extending ends of the nut sections and compress them together against a spring 9 interposed between the extended leaves of the nut halves.

From this it will be seen that, assuming that the jaw 6 is in its lowermost position in Fig. 1, that is, is in closed position tothe spacer block 7, and that it be desired to close the jaws toward each other to bring their edges 6 and 3 into clamping relation upon an inserted and relatively small object, then the operator simply grasps the outwardly extending leaves of the sectional nuts to open the threads of the nuts from the threads of the screws 8, and may then freely push the. movable jaw along its guides to the desired position, whereupon, by releasing the spring-controlled nut sections,

these will automatically lock upon the if desired to any structure, such as a bench,

table, or the like, it may be also desirable to secure it to such a structure in a manner to provide for the swiveling or rotating of the vise to a convenient position, and to accomplish this purpose the base member' is shown as provided with a centrally counter-sunk aperture 11, Figs. 2 and 4, to receive a screw 11 which will form a pivot when inserted into the aperture 11 and the support upon which the vise is mounted about which the vise may be swung to thedesired position. In order to hold the vise in any of its angular positions about its pivot 11, there is provided a suitable form of detent or latch member which inthe present instance is shown as a pin or bolt 12,

exte d ran v s ly. rom. the top t h. bottom of. the vise f aliddaidaptd t m 1 ct below the lower or 1' ap d n erl 1 ,11 a 13," c9 f a cess or keeper provided in thesu order to .per.

A t; the rotat on of are vise about its pivot 11, the pin 12 may be grasped at its head 12 and lifted sufiicientl o ,withdraw its point from theengag" and in order to 10 tl i e with (1r nf'pin in its disengaged position, th"1'atti-'is' rovided with a shenlder onprgiastiell 1. at suitable point which, when the pin is'with movable jaw Gmay be lined with any suitable material, as indicated at 6, as may also the angle or corner of the clamping face 3 of the lower jaw.

The vise may be utilized in various services and conditions in which a vise of this peculiar construction would be practicable. In culinary use it could be utilized for holding cans, jars or other vessels while the tops were being attached thereto or removed therefrom. It could also be used successfully for holding containers the tops of which are being opened through means of a can opener for instance, the pivotal mounting of the base thus facilitating the turning of the can with the vise during the opening operation.

What I claim is:

1. A vise comprising a base, a set of spaced parallel jaws having alined angular mouths and being rigidly connected and secured to and parallel with said base, a sliding jaw interposed between said fixed jaws and having a reentrant, angular, clamping edge in opposition to the adjacent angle of the mouth of the fixed jaws, threaded means for actuating aid sliding jaw, and forming parallel guides upon which said sliding jaw is mounted, and yieldable clamping means providing for rapid adjustment thereof along the guides.

'2. A vise comprising a base, a set of spaced parallel jaws having alined angular mouths and being rigidly connected and secured to said base, a liding jaw interposed between said fixed jaws and having a reentrant, angular, clamping edge in opposition to the adjacent angle of the mouth of the fixed jaws, means for actuating said sliding jaw, including parallel guides upon which said sliding jaw is mounted, and means providing independent and rapid adjustment thereof along the guides.

3. A vise comprlsing a movable clamping he. f f sliding a tinegtt of the. jar? the jaws in spaced relation and bridging the space at the sides of the jaws, parallel screws rotatively mounted in the straps and extending between the jaws, sliding jaws interposed or guided between said jaws mounted upon said screws and having quickadjusting means engaging the screws, and means for turning the screws.

5. A vise comprising a mount or base having a pivot, spaced jaws fixedly superimposed upon and co-extensive with the base and lying parallel therewith, a locking pin passing through the ja'wsand base to engage a suitable support, means between the jaws for retaining the pin in disengaged position to permit the vise to be swung on its pivot, and a sliding jaw interposed between the fixed jaws, the head of the pin projecting above the top jaw.

6. A vise comprising a pair of laterally spaced, rigidly connected, parallel jaws with alined rectangular mouths, an intermediate jaw movably mounted between said jaws to cotiperate therewith to clamp an inserted body, parallel screw passing through the opposite ends of the movable jaw and between the spaced jaws, and split nuts seated in the ends of the movable jaw and engaging said screws, rotation of said screws operating to adjust the sliding jaw.

7 A vise comprising a pair of laterally spaced, rigidly connected, parallel jaws with alined rectangular mouths, an intermediate jaw having angular clamping surfaces in opposite edges movably mounted between said jaws to cooperate therewith to clamp an inserted body, parallel screws passing through the opposite ends of the movable jaw and between the spaced jaws, and nuts seated in the ends of the movable jaw and engaging said screws, rotation of said screws operating to adjust the sliding jaw.

8. A vise comprising a pair of laterally spaced, rigidly connected, parallel jaws with alined rectangular mouths, an intermediate jaw movably mounted between said jaw to cooperate therewith to clamp an inserted body, parallel screws passing through the opposite ends of the movable jaw and between the spaced jaws, and nuts seated in the ends of the movable jaw and engaging said screws, rotation of said screws operating to adjust the sliding jaw, said nuts being divided into self-closing sections separable to permit their rapid adjustment along the said screws.

9. A vise comprising a set of relatively stationary jaws and an interposed movable jaw with. complementary clamping faces, and means providing for relative quick movement of said vjaws vand consisting of parallel screws mounted turnably on one jaw, and divided nuts seated in the said j aw and fitting said screws.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I JOHN SUTHERLAND.

Witnesses: I I

' i R. O. COTTINGHAM,

J. Vii AUSHERMAN.

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